internet
The case for online organising
Ben Brandzel, international online organiser who builds progressive grassroots power and currently runs campaigns for President Obama's politcal arm, on how progressives can use online organising to create real change, and why they should.
Yes we did?
Will Straw has written a chapter for the Hansard Society's new report, 'The internet and the 2010 election', in which he argues that Labour's online team and local campaigners learned some important lessons from Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
BBC capitulation paves way for Murdoch web charge
Emboldened by the BBC’s capitulation to Murdoch with its commitment to slash the number of journalists on its website, he will now charge for online content.
2010 will be the “television election” say social media experts
Whilst there was agreement new media would certainly bear on the outcome, the experts' consensus was that 2010 would be the year of the “television election”.
Digital Economy Bill: From bad to worse
Liberal Democrat and Conservative peers seeks to bring into the bill an internet infrastructure similar to that currently enjoyed in authoritarian countries.
Is technology really good for human rights?
Is technology really good for human rights? This is the question that a selection of experts debated yesterday evening at Amnesty International's London office.